As lovers of legendary Fela Anikulapo Kuti and celebrities across Nigeria commemorate the memory of the Afrobeat singer twenty years after his death, the actor , Segun Arinze has also expressed his mind about the personality of Fela.
On Wednesday, the Nollywood actor and TV Presenter likened Fela as a prophet who was not as respected as he is outside his homeland.
He is a great icon and till date , his music still stands relevant . Most of those things he said in all his songs are prevalent till date . He was like a prophet but as the saying goes , a ‘ prophet is not respected in his home town ’ , which is exactly what played out in his life.
We still keep hope that the society will continue to imbibe the messages he left behind for the much- needed change to come. ”
In credit of Fela, Segun Arinze further revealed that the singer was the pioneer of using songs to criticize the government which some other activists picked up after him.
“ And of course, he was being recognised by the government, people and the society ;Fela was great, we can never forget him in Nigeria , Africa and the world stage . It even got to a level of staging a play in his honour, Fela on Broadway ; what else can you ask for ?” he asked.
Fela was a Nigerian multi-instrumentalist , composer , pioneer of the Afrobeat music genre , human rights activist , who died on August 2, 1997.
Source : yabaleftonline.com
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